@healthreformnz
Phase 1 of the #HīkoiForHealth may be over, but in the coming months your submissions will be woven into a report on how we can all help to redesign the healthcare system in Aotearoa! Stay tuned for Phase 2 🚑 healthreformnz.org
"Heard many positive stories abt community orgs, iwi health providers especially, working creatively & cobbling together funding from various sources 'to fill in the gaps the broken healthcare system has left'... that might be the best healthcare system we could devise" www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
I was grateful to be to stand on the lawn outside parliament today in Te Whanganui-a-Tara and hear from the Hīkoi for Health folk.
Great work all! I look forward to more dissemination and keep the poems coming.
#hikoiforhealth
ngā mihi nui for being here Lisa!
Coloured photo: Image 1 alt text: A small crowd gathers outside Parliament in Wellington on a sunny day, facing a yellow banner reading “HĪKOI 4 HEALTH” with a website link below. Three people are seen from behind - Mp Debbie Ngarewa Packer wearing a black “Whaea Deb” jacket, another in a red shirt with Portuguese text, and the third holding a pink sleeping bag. Parliament buildings and the historic Parliamentary Library are visible in the background.
“Band-Aid Day” wasn’t just a symbol - it was a stand
We joined the Hīkoi 4 Health to echo the People’s Inquiry:
Our communities are filling the gaps of a broken, privatised system
Healthcare is a human right. Honour it. Fund it.
The bandaids are off. The demand for change is on
#NZPol
mīharo! 🙏 🥰
ngā mihi nui 🙏 💕
Wearing a paw patrol in support of the health system
Wearing my bandaid today in support of #HikoiForHealth
four people smiling at the camera. they are the Hīkoi For Health team, standing in front of their colourfully handpainted 'vanbulance' that is travelling around the North Island of Aotearoa New Zealand. L to R: Emily, Glenn, Oriwa and Art.
several hands with bandages and band-aids on them. "Band-Aid Day. Wear a Band-aid or plaster to protest the Government's approach to Healthcare reform! Join us on Parliament grounds on May 8th. healthreformnz.org"
#HīkoiForHealth 🚑 Thurs 8 May, 1pm-3pm, Parliament 🚑
Come on down! We would love to see you and share what we've heard and what we've learned along the hīkoi.
text: "What is Band-Aid Day? Join us for Band-Aid Day! May 8, 2025. You can show your support for healthcare reform, even if you can't make it to Wellington for the final day of our hīkoi. Wear a bandage or plaster in a prominent place as a symbol of the government's failing approach to fixing our healthcare system. And when someone asks "What happened?", tell them about our hīkoi, the need for reform and that they can submit their concerns and ideas at healthreformnz.org!"
#HīkoiForHealth TODAY IS THE DAY WHĀNAU 🚑
Thurs 8 May, 1pm-3pm, at Parliament grounds
Come on down for Band-Aid Day 🩹❤️🩹🤕
We would love to see you and share what we've heard and what we've learned along the hīkoi 🚑 heathreformnz.org
Snippet from Glenn Colquhoun's column in The Listener 19 to 25 April
Have just read the column by Glenn Colquhoun in The Listener. This bit in particular resonated so much: "... so much of it seems to be held together by sticking plasters placed on sticking plasters placed on sticking plasters".
#HikoiForHealth
#HīkoiForHealth
If you can't make it to Parliament grounds between 1pm-3pm on Thursday 8 May, we invite everyone to share their whakaaro by submitting to the Hīkoi website 🚑 healthreformnz.org
four people smiling at the camera. they are the Hīkoi For Health team, standing in front of their colourfully handpainted 'vanbulance' that is travelling around the North Island of Aotearoa New Zealand. L to R: Emily, Glenn, Oriwa and Art.
several hands with bandages and band-aids on them. "Band-Aid Day. Wear a Band-aid or plaster to protest the Government's approach to Healthcare reform! Join us on Parliament grounds on May 8th. healthreformnz.org"
#HīkoiForHealth 🚑 Thurs 8 May, 1pm-3pm, Parliament 🚑
Come on down! We would love to see you and share what we've heard and what we've learned along the hīkoi.
#HīkoiForHealth Dr Art Nahill on Checkpoint, 6 May. "People don't want 'health' to begin when they get sick... they want access to GPs... there's a lot of concern about the privatisation of health care system." Art's worked for 20yrs+ at Auckland & Middlemore Hospitals. www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
a red heart with a white cross in the middle of it, being held by two white hands. "Save our health system. Hīkoi for Health. Thursday 1pm @ Parliament."
#HīkoiForHealth ngā mihi nui @peacewellington.bsky.social
see you all tomorrow at Parliament grounds, 1pm - 3pm! 🚑
ngā mihi nui 🙏
#HikoiForHealth was in Palmy today. Had a great chat with Dr Glenn Colquhoun. He told us that in doing this hikoi he has seen the strength in communities all along the way. They are keen to hear from more people at the link below (bottom of the page). Please help them help everyone. 1/3
ngā mihi nui @tepaatimaori.bsky.social ❤️
ngā mihi nui @tepaatimaori.bsky.social ❤️
#HīkoiForHealth We had a great morning at Te Whare Hononga, followed by a beautiful drive down to Whanganui for our Hui at Motua Gardens. A massive thank you to everyone you joined us today & shared their whakaaro
🚑 Tues in Palmerston North & Levin, then Band-Aid Day 🩹 on Thurs 8 May at Parliament!
several hands with bandages and band-aids on them. "Band-Aid Day. Wear a Band-aid or plaster to protest the Government's approach to Healthcare reform! Join us on Parliament grounds on May 8th. healthreformnz.org"
#HīkoiForHealth
THURSDAY May 8 🚑 1pm-3pm 🚑 Wellington
Please join us on Parliament grounds as we share what we've heard along the hīkoi and what ideas people have for healthcare reform in New Zealand. Wear a band-aid or bandage! 🩹 ❤️🩹
poster: "It's only a matter of time before you need healthcare. Our New Zealand health system is in CRISIS. The government must act now to fix it. MYLIFEMATTERS.ORG.NZ 022 097 5899 mylifemattersNZ@gmail.com THE STATE OF THE NEW ZEALAND HEALTH SYSTEM. PUBLIC MEETING - LEVIN. Malcolm Mulholland Chair, Patient Voice Aotearoa. Dr Art Nahill, Hikoi for Health. Dr Glenn Colquhoun, Hikoi for Health. Come and hear from patients, doctors, nurses, and specialists, about the state of the health system in your community and nationally. Everyone is affected and we need a well-functioning health system. Levin Memorial Hall. Chamberlain Street. Levin. Tuesday 6 May. 7pm - 8pm. www.mylifematters.org.nz/roadshow"
#HīkoiForHealth
TUES May 6:
🔹 Palmerston North: *️⃣ NEW LOCATION *️⃣ Railway Land Reserve (Skate Park) Church St, 10am-12pm
🔹 Levin: Village Green, 2pm-4pm
🔹 Levin: Glenn & Art join the Patient Voice Aotearoa event at Memorial Hall, 7pm-8pm
THURS May 8:
🔹 Wellington, Parliament 🔊 Plz JOIN US 🩹 1pm-3pm
inside a beautiful building with Māori art on some of the panelling, two doctors are setting up for their hui with the Taranaki community. "10-12 today whānau!! New Plymouth, New Zealand. Te Whare Hononga."
#HīkoiForHealth 🚑 MONDAY May 5 🚑 Love to see you!
🔹 New Plymouth: Te Whare Hononga, Taranaki Cathedral, 39 Vivian St, 10am-12pm
🔹 Whanganui: Pākaitore / Moutoa Gardens, 3pm-5pm
a brightly painted vanbulance parked in a driveway with the beautiful, snow-covered Mount Taranaki visible in the distance.
#HīkoiForHealth The vanbulance has made it to Taranaki!
Come and meet with us, MONDAY May 5:
🔹 New Plymouth: Te Whare Hononga, Taranaki Cathedral, 39 Vivian St, 10am-12pm
🔹 Whanganui: Pākaitore / Moutoa Gardens, 3pm-5pm
poster: "It's only a matter of time before you need healthcare. Our New Zealand health system is in CRISIS. The government must act now to fix it. MYLIFEMATTERS.ORG.NZ 022 097 5899 mylifemattersNZ@gmail.com THE STATE OF THE NEW ZEALAND HEALTH SYSTEM. PUBLIC MEETING - LEVIN. Malcolm Mulholland Chair, Patient Voice Aotearoa. Dr Art Nahill, Hikoi for Health. Dr Glenn Colquhoun, Hikoi for Health. Come and hear from patients, doctors, nurses, and specialists, about the state of the health system in your community and nationally. Everyone is affected and we need a well-functioning health system. Levin Memorial Hall. Chamberlain Street. Levin. Tuesday 6 May. 7pm - 8pm. www.mylifematters.org.nz/roadshow"
#HīkoiForHealth
MON May 5:
🔹 New Plymouth: Taranaki Cathedral, 10am-12pm
🔹 Whanganui: Pākaitore/Moutoa Gardens, 3pm-5pm
TUES May 6:
🔹 Palmerston North: The Square, 10am-12pm
🔹 Levin: Village Green, 2pm-4pm
🔹 Levin: Memorial Hall, 7pm-8pm
THURS May 8:
🔹 Wellington, Parliament 🔊 Plz JOIN US! 1pm-3pm
"The voices they have heard reveal the need for urgent systemic change, but also highlight how communities are filling the void left by a failing and increasingly privatized health system. It is clear that collective experiences and ideas are vital in shaping a better future. They invite everyone to join us on May 8th at Parliament grounds to hear a summary of the findings from their "People’s Inquiry." They hope to amplify these voices and press for the comprehensive healthcare reform they believe our country desperately needs. They also remind supporters that they have declared May 8th "Band-Aid Day" where those who want to protest government inaction and support the call for reform should wear a bandage or plaster(s) in a prominent place as a symbol of the approach of successive governments to the failures of our health care system."
#HīkoiForHealth Press Release
four people smiling at the camera. they are the Hīkoi For Health team, standing in front of their colourfully handpainted 'vanbulance' that is travelling around the North Island of Aotearoa New Zealand. L to R: Emily, Glenn, Oriwa and Art.
"Hīkoi for Health Reaches Final Leg – Heading to Parliament for May 8th Arrival. As the Hīkoi for Health approaches its conclusion, doctors Art Nahill and Glenn Colquhoun are proud to announce that their "vanbulance" journey is in its final days. From New Plymouth, they will be travelling south to Wellington, arriving at Parliament grounds on May 8th, where they will hold a gathering to share the stories and ideas for healthcare reform collected along the way. Throughout the campaign, they have been overwhelmed by the incredible support from communities across the North Island who have provided food, petrol vouchers, and accommodation. They have received hundreds of submissions through their website, healthreformnz.org, and spoken with more individuals who have shared their stories of pain, frustration, and hope for the future of healthcare in Aotearoa."
#HīkoiForHealth Press Release
#HīkoiForHealth Day 8 🚑 Flaxmere
We had a beautiful kōrero with some of the community and health kaimahi in Hastings today. Thankyou to everyone who came out to share with us.
Monday 5 May, come visit us!
- New Plymouth, 10am-12pm, Taranaki Cathedral
- Whanganui, 3pm-5pm, Pākaitore / Moutoa Gardens
